US5677912A
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Diagnostic device for a communications switching system
Assignee: Rockwell Firstpoint Contact Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-28
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Granted: 1997-10-14
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Expires: 2012-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A diagnostic device for a port interface equipment (32) of a communications switching system (12), and at least one digital console (34) having a device (10) for selectively monitoring the communications data passing to either the port interface equipment (32) or the digital console (34) without affecting the communications data passing therebetween, and a device (42) for selectively and removably connecting the monitoring device between the port interface equipment (32) and a selected digital console (34) in order to monitor the communications data passing therebetween.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul D. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/34; G06F11/3466; G06F11/349; H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A diagnostic device for a port interface equipment of a communications switching system, and said device having at least one digital console, comprising: means for selectively monitoring a communications data passing to either the port interface equipment or the digital console without affecting the communications data passing therebetween; and means for selectively and removably connecting the monitoring means between the port interface equipment and a selected digital console in order to monitor the communications data passing therebetween, and including means for selecting a direction of monitoring between either the port interface equipment or the selected digital console in a telephone communications switching system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A diagnostic device for a port interface equipment of a communications switching system, and said device having at least one digital console, comprising: means for selectively monitoring a communications data passing to either the port interface equipment or the digital console without affecting the communications data passing therebetween; and means for selectively and removably connecting the monitoring means between the port interface equipment and a selected digital console in order to monitor the communications data passing therebetween, and including means for selecting a direction of monitoring between either the port interface equipment or the selected digital console in a telephone communications switching system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1 including means for processing the data, and means for indicting the direction of monitoring to the processing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 1 including means for processing a information, and means for passing the information in serial form to the processing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 3 wherein the processing means includes means for converting the data to parallel form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 4 including means for supplying a parallel information to a display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 4 including means for converting a parallel information into serial form, and means for supplying a serial data to a printer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 6 including means for supplying the serial data to a computer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1 including means for processing the communications data, and means for forming a clock signal for the processing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1 including means for displaying the communications data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1 including means for printing the communications data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1 including means for storing the communications data in a memory of a computer.
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